Robert E Lanier

US Patent:

20030224918, Dec 4, 2003

Filed:

Mar 27, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/397275

Inventors:

Robert Lanier - Moseley VA, US
Steven Campbell - Mechanicsville VA, US
Stephen Bellamah - Midlothian VA, US

Assignee:

Philip Morris USA Inc. - New York NY

International Classification:

B31C013/00

US Classification:

493/039000, 493/049000, 131/088000

Abstract:

A filter making apparatus includes a positioning device having a passageway therethrough, with the passageway guiding a continuous flavor element such as a continuous strand of textile material from an inlet of the passageway to an outlet of the passageway. A liquid flavorant is introduced into the passageway at a desired flow rate and the strand of material carries the supplied liquid flavorant out of the positioning device at a rate substantially equal to the desired flow rate. A portion of the passageway can form a bath of the liquid flavorant supplied to the passageway through a separate inlet at approximately atmospheric pressure. A portion of the positioning device guides the continuous strand of material through the bath, or guides the strand to pass along the bottom of the passageway, and the saturated or partially saturated strand of material then exits from an outlet of the passageway to a point in the path of filter tow material that is being converged to form a filter rod.

US Patent:

20040090235, May 13, 2004

Filed:

Nov 13, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/293155

Inventors:

Tejinder Gill - Richmond VA, US
Robert Lanier - Moseley VA, US
John Dawson - Richmond VA, US

International Classification:

G01N027/62

US Classification:

324/464000

Abstract:

A flavor monitoring system comprises a photo-ionization detector based sensor for measuring the amount of flavor in flavored cigarette filters The sensor has an intake port and an exit port open to the atmosphere. An enclosure with a removable cover is connected to the intake port of the sensor, and the enclosure is constructed and arranged to receive a flavored cigarette filter to be analyzed. The photo-ionization detector based sensor draws a gaseous sample from the flavored filter within the enclosure, ionizes the flavor sample and displays a reading representative of the amount of flavor in the filter. Subsequently the reading may be converted to a flavor amount in milligrams by multiplying the reading by a correlation factor.

US Patent:

20050255978, Nov 17, 2005

Filed:

Jul 26, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/188958

Inventors:

Robert Lanier - Moseley VA, US
Steven Campbell - Mechanicsville VA, US
Stephen Bellamah - Midlothian VA, US

International Classification:

B31C013/00

US Classification:

493039000

Abstract:

A filter making apparatus includes a positioning device having a passageway therethrough, with the passageway guiding a continuous flavor element such as a continuous strand of textile material from an inlet of the passageway to an outlet of the passageway. A liquid flavorant is introduced into the passageway at a desired flow rate and the strand of material carries the supplied liquid flavorant out of the positioning device at a rate substantially equal to the desired flow rate. A portion of the passageway can form a bath of the liquid flavorant supplied to the passageway through a separate inlet at approximately atmospheric pressure. A portion of the positioning device guides the continuous strand of material through the bath, or guides the strand to pass along the bottom of the passageway, and the saturated or partially saturated strand of material then exits from an outlet of the passageway to a point in the path of filter tow material that is being converged to form a filter rod.